Carter Goodwin: Alabama Open Champion on Missing the Cut, Turtle Point and Q School
Summary
Alabama Open champion Carter Goodwin on missing the cut at Shoal Creek, winning the Spirit of America the next week, and heading into Q School first stage.
Alabama Open champion Carter Goodwin on missing the cut at Shoal Creek, winning the Spirit of America the next week, and heading into Q School first stage.
Description / show notes
Carter Goodwin is an assistant pro at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club, a former UNA golfer, and the 2026 Alabama Open champion. He joins Chris and Gregg in the Cart Barn to talk about how he got here.
Carter Goodwin is an assistant pro at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club, a former UNA golfer, and the 2026 Alabama Open champion. He joins Chris and Gregg in the Cart Barn to talk about how he got here.
In this episode:
- Starting in the cart barn at Shoal Creek on his 16th birthday and working there for seven and a half years
- How he became lead assistant at Turtle Point while still playing competitively
- Missing the cut in the state amateur, then winning the Spirit of America at Burning Tree the next week
- Cashing his first professional check on the mini tour
- Missing Q School first stage by one shot after shooting 14 under
- Winning the Alabama Open on the Capitol Hill Legislator course
- Winning the Alabama PGA Section Rolex Series points race
- What he learned from his swing coach and his hip slide tendency
- Why he picked Lake Caroline for Q School first stage, which starts the first week of November
- His favorite hole at Turtle Point, and why the club’s view is “one of one” in Alabama
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